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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Hello again everyone, I thought I would give an update on my tortoise for anyone still following this thread. First off, Tom - I apologize if you thought I was getting defensive, this was not my reaction. I just try to really understand the reasons behind your advice, which can be...
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    String of Bananas Succulent (Curio Radicans)

    More sources of (contradictory) information on this plant: World of Succulents labels this plant as toxic. Wikipedia doesn't have any information about the toxicity of this plant, but it does call it "edible" and says it was a source of food for some humans in Africa where the plant is found...
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    String of Bananas Succulent (Curio Radicans)

    Hello Everyone, I am working on adding live (hanging) plants to my tortoise enclosure and I was wondering if the String of Bananas succulent (scientific name Curio Radicans) is safe for my adult leopard tortoise. I haven't been able to find anything online, including this forum, about this...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Sorry 2 more quick notes for anyone crafting a reply: 1. The vet nearest us does indeed see many species of tortoise including leopards, and I am hoping to get him in for a general checkup (since I just got him) in early February when the specialist is back. 2. The outside deck I plan to house...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Here's just a one of him happily roaming outside. I will post more tomorrow! Unfortunately no dedicated space beyond the upgraded 6'x4' enclosure. See previous response for a more detailed description of my apartment. ' Your comment about digestion and exercise --- THANK YOU. THESE are the...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    It's called Safeway, it's a big chain on the west coast that I had never heard of before leaving the midwest.
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Bullet point responses in order: Wrong doesn't necessarily mean deceiving, it's possible they did not know or that it's location-specific (illegal at the state or county level, which is quite possible given the county's population of 1.7 million). They had no reason to lie, seeing as I would...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    I'll respond to your bullet points specifically but first I'd like to give a fairly long response to the "roaming the apartment issue". First, a few notes about my apartment: My apartment is SMALL. It is <700 sq feet (and this is as good as it gets, the cost of living it torturously high...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    I have received a wide range of contradictory information on calcium supplements for leopard tortoise. Most say a pinch or two every day, some say once or twice a week. Why do you do it at this rate?
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Hello everyone, Sorry I haven't replied to anyone in so long, for some reason I stopped getting email updates about this thread and so assumed people stopped commenting. I will reply to everyone's comments but first I'd like to give a few updates: 1. I actually over-estimated my tort's size...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Also, as a side note, my wife and I want to end up in Chicago one day after I finish graduate school. We are originally from the midwest, but I only had indoor pets when we lived there. How do you keep your tortoises over there? Do you keep them outside? And if so, what do you do during the...
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Could you be more quantitative about how much exercise they need? Most of the time he spends in his cage is spent eating, sleeping, and/or basking. If we notice he is moving a lot, we tend to let him out of the cage and give him most of the apartment to roam around. I said 30 minutes to an hour...
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    Wooden Enclosures and Alternatives

    Thank you all for your responses! In case you are still following this thread, check out a new post I made - https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/adult-leopard-tortoise-am-i-doing-it-right.188907/
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    Adult Leopard tortoise - Am I doing it right?

    Hello everyone! I very recently acquired my first ever tortoise! This is NOT my first reptile, but it is my first tortoise and I want to be absolutely sure I am giving him the best care. I decided to start this thread because: There is much less out there on leopard tortoise care than I had...
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    Wooden Enclosures and Alternatives

    Hello, I am thinking about getting my first tortoise (Russian). Given the climate and weather in my area, I would like to keep it indoors (with the proper light, enclosure size, etc. of course), and I am having a bit of difficulty picking potential enclosures. In what I've gathered from...
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